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- Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, has resigned and fled the country after weeks of deadly protests.
- In an address to the nation, the head of the army, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, says an interim government will be formed and urges people to trust the military to restore calm.
- Thousands of protesters have stormed Hasina’s residence in Dhaka, while many have taken to the streets of the capital to celebrate.
- Student-led protests that began last month over governmental job quotas expanded into a nationwide anti-government movement.
- The demonstrators have been demanding justice for some 300 people killed in recent weeks.